# Internet connecion sharing from Windows 98 to Win2K

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-connecion-sharing-from-windows-98-to-win2k/136848>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 15, 2002, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-connecion-sharing-from-windows-98-to-win2k/136848 "2002-11-15T08:59:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![RevRaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RevRaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RevRaven)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-connecion-sharing-from-windows-98-to-win2k/136848/1 "2002-11-15T08:59:58Z")

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Shucks howdy guys. Here’s my problem…I’ve got a Win98 and a Win2K machine on a LAN. I need to share the Internet connection from the 98 machine (the one with the modem dialing out) to the 2K machine. Switching the modem to the 2K machine isn’t possible (where Internet sharing is already enabled), so is there anything I can do for a work around?

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**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-connecion-sharing-from-windows-98-to-win2k/136848/2 "2002-11-15T12:07:58Z")

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Assuming the windows 98 machine is second edition, there is no need for a work around per se. Just enable Internet Connection Sharing and you’re done.

[http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/ics\_98](http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/ics_98)

There are also utilities which will allow you to control the dialup connection via the clients - but I don’t have a link handy for that.

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**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-connecion-sharing-from-windows-98-to-win2k/136848/3 "2002-11-15T12:15:04Z")

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Found one - it’s not the one I used to use (now all my machines are XP) but it looks pretty good.

[http://www.birusoft.com/dialeradvance.htm](http://www.birusoft.com/dialeradvance.htm)

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**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-connecion-sharing-from-windows-98-to-win2k/136848/4 "2002-11-15T12:20:53Z")

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Ooops that one ain’t free.

This one is:  
[http://www.twiga.ltd.uk/](http://www.twiga.ltd.uk/)